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Submissions
open: January 1, 2019
Limit: one poem per category.Spaces between
stanzas do not count as lines.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be published on the OPA website and in
OPA’s annual anthology, Verseweavers

2) Members Only:
Limit 20 lines, any subject, any form. Entrant must be a current OPA member. Judge: José Angel Araguz.

3) New Poets:
Limit 30 lines, any subject, any form. A new poet is someone with no more than
two poems published in online or print journals. Self-published work is
not considered published in this context. Judge: Stella Beratlis.

Poems must be your original work, unpublished in print or
online, and cannot have been a prior cash winner in any contest. Appearance on
personal websites, blogs, Facebook pages, or critique groups does not
constitute publication.

You may enter one
poem in each category, a different poem in each, without duplication.

Format poems in 10- to 12-point font size, Times New Roman
or another standard typeface.

Online submissions at http://OPA.submittable.com are
preferred. The submission title is optional. In the comments field, please
include your bio (third person, 75 words or less). In the upper-right corner of every page in your submission, indicate
category and your poem’s line count. (Title and spaces between stanzas do
not count as lines.) Your name or contact information should not appear on the poems.
If entering in multiple categories, all poems must be submitted in a
single document (limit one poem per
category). Please use .doc or .docx format and put your last
name at the start of the file name (e.g., “Smith-ContestEntry.docx”).

If unable to submit online, please submit two
copies of each poem, one with your name, mailing address, phone number,
and e-mail address, and one without. On both copies, indicate category and your
poem’s line count in the upper-right corner. Mail your entries by March 1, 2019
(postmark) to: OPA, Contest Entries, P.O. Box 14582, Portland, OR 97293.
Entries will not be returned. Mailed entries must include a cover sheet with
the poet’s name, bio (third person, 75 words or less), mailing address, phone
number, e-mail address, and a list of poem titles, with a check to cover your
entry fee payable to Oregon Poetry Association. An email address is required for all entries. No registered or
certified mail, please.

If you join OPA at the time you enter, you are eligible
for the Member rate, and for the Members Only category. (Please use the Become
a Member option in Submittable prior to making your contest submission or mail
your dues to OPA, P.O. Box 14582, Portland, OR 97293). Include a
note in your contest entry stating that you have joined OPA.

Poems may not be edited and re-submitted; your submission
is final.

Members Only category: OPA sends out notifications in
February, notifying you whether your membership is current or needs to be
renewed. Watch for emails or postcards. For questions regarding membership,
contact Membership Chair at http://oregonpoets.org/contacts/contact-membership-chair.

You may submit up to five poems, limited to one poem per
category (up to four poems for non-members, limit one poem per category). OPA
members pay a flat rate entry fee of $8 for up to five poems. Non-members pay a
flat rate of $15 for up to four poems.

Winners will be notified in April 2019. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place poems will be posted on the OPA website and published in Verseweavers,
OPA’s annual print anthology. All rights revert to author after publication.
OPA reserves the right to use prizewinning poems on the OPA website, on
membership forms, etc.

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